The Washington critic., 1887-08-08
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

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at Georgetown, corner of High street. down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
icnnsylLhliia avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue OF Washington; Cor
COran Gallery, Stats, War Navy Depart
mcntS; Presidents House, Lafayette square
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice thalt-
Ing at Fiit' tnth street, where transfers are
given TO Fourteenth street BrancU Fifteenth
street past Riggs House and Treasury De
partmcnt; again down Pennsylvania nyen0r
by Wizards and other hotels, and through
thorincipal business portion of the vIty.
crossing seventh street west at Ccut#t
Market twhrrc transfers are given TO the
Seventh street Branch. going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
thCrc transfers are given To branch running
to Baltimore and ohio Railroad depot, as
Cending south side Of Capitol Hill, contin-
uing along u street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions,
Fourtccnth.street Branch Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re
turning, same route. Transfers given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional
Seventh.strect Branch-Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postuiices, Odd'Fcl-
lows Hall. crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and city Postoiiicc (whcre
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the wharves Of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where II makes a circuit Of West, High,
Faycttc, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College academy OF me EisItiItiSn, n,iI G1 iilsh
over Rock Creek to y street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tial residences Of the West End, including
that of the British ministers; along seven
teenth street west to II street north, Four
teenth street to +, passing Willard's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street twhero.
ansiSrs are po,"n, TO tns ana % n r SaSS'
to FIFTH street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delaware
avenue, TO Is street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
p street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave ihe west front of the State,
War and Navy Depart nents at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line ut
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west where II con
meets with Silver Springs Branch, diy0rging
70 Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoiiiccs al street (whtru
transfers are given TO main line east or
vest, thence TO Is street. passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, TO Four
and-ahalf street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharyes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Dranch-Starts from northern
terminus OF Ninthstroet Branch, following
sity and schuet2en Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route,
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue Mt Seventh
street; themes on Massachusetts, avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print.
Ing Office to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route
North Capitol and o Street Tor Bclt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and.ahalf street, thence east to First west,
north to q street, west TO Fourth street,
north to l. street, west to Eleventh street,
south to l. street north, west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east To starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead oi
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO II re Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharvcs, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot OF
Seventh street, along NJ street south
past navy-yard gate, To Twelfth street east
and over the AnaCOstia Bridge to Union.
town and the Government Hospital for tue
Insane, Returning, same route. Transfers
{. and from Avenue Line or Scyenth.-treet
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail'
| Hcrdic coaches are running from the Navy
| Yard via Pennsylvania avenue tu twenty
second and q streets northwest, Fare,
cents: SIX tickets for - cents. UOrsGcar
| tickets are also received as fare
| Hcrdlc cabs are run "a any part OF the city,
| Fare - cents, within ! mile; - cents per
hour for one passenger; II per hour Tor
more than one, stands, East Capitol IroNt
| and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
street northwest.
The Parks.
| washington Circle Is at Twenty third street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue OF
| McThrrsUn square "a at Vermont avenue,
| X and Fifteenth streets, containing ar
equestrian statue OF ueneral Mcpherson,
| Farragut square NJ Connecticut avenue, I,
| and Seventeenth streets, containing statu'
| OF Admiral Farrugut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
cut aud Massachusetts, avenues aul Sine
tCeuth street, holding the statue Ol AimlrA
| Dupont. This circle Is In the heart ul IN,
most mistocratlc part of the city,
| Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massanhu
| setts avenue and sixteenth street contain
| iug an equestrian statue of General Wiuhel'
| Scott,
Thumus Circle lies ut the Intersection of yor
| mont and Massachusetts avenues and "
| aud Fourteenth streets. An rlpr.'rilt
| statue uf General George II, Thomas aiuru'
| this The smallest ul the circles,
| Lilac pnrk, az I. ana Twelfth streets ana Mas
| sauhI-rtts avenue, and Syrlnsn ftrk, ~
| Tenth aud l. and Massachusetts, avenue, az,
two ulug,us beautifully KEPT ami note
| for their Iruiuslun ui the shrubs nom Wb'tl
lhcy get their nImc,
Mount Vernon Place includes Now York aul
| Massachusetts avenues and * street Doe
twcu seventh and Smith streets. A mag
niurvut fountain in the cuutuc greatly dorl
| Ills beautiful park
Iowa tlrclu II Ht vermont uud Rhode Islam.
| avenues, p and Thirteenth streets, Genera
| Grants house is on tile southwest -llnr
Franklin square, between and X and Ihir
tcruth and Fourteenth streets, is the mos
| artisticully designed and hulutiul ut t.I tn
smaller reservations. n contains "a t'trt
mound, supposed tp Doe uu Indian burial
| place, and u spriug Ut delicious water
| which supplies several hydranis
| Raw Inns Square Is at the intersection ~
| New York avenue and 4 street. west ui TN
| white House, The knwlins statue m
| been removed Ia the south side ot Ptunsy
! vuniu avenue, south OF Ninth street.